The Girl Downstairs (film)
1938 film by Norman Taurog
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The Girl Downstairs is a 1938 American romantic-comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Franciska Gaal, Franchot Tone and Walter Connolly. It is a remake of the 1936 Austrian film Catherine the Last, directed by Henry Koster, which had been a major hit for Gaal.
Felix Jackson
Karl Noti
by Sándor Hunyady
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| Directed by | Norman Taurog |
| Screenplay by | Harold Goldman Felix Jackson Karl Noti |
| Based on | a short story by Sándor Hunyady |
| Produced by | Harry Rapf |
| Starring | Franciska Gaal Franchot Tone Walter Connolly |
| Cinematography | Clyde De Vinna |
| Edited by | Elmo Veron |
| Music by | William Axt |
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| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
This was Franciska Gaal's third appearance in American films, and her first for MGM. It was her final American film before her return to Hungary in 1940.[1]
Plot
Well-to-do gentleman Paul Wagner seeks to romance attractive Rosalind Brown, while her wealthy father will not allow it. Therefore, Paul manipulates a resident skullery maid to gain access to the Brown household and appear to Rosalind. However, the scullery maid falls in love with Paul and, ultimately, he her.
Main cast
- Franciska Gaal as Katerina Linz
- Franchot Tone as Paul Wagner
- Walter Connolly as Mr. Brown
- Reginald Gardiner as Willie
- Rita Johnson as Rosalind Brown
- Reginald Owen as Charlie Grump
- Franklin Pangborn as Adolf Pumpfel
- Robert Coote as Karl, Paul's Butler
- Barnett Parker as Hugo, the Browns' Butler
- James B. Carson as Rudolph
- Billy Gilbert as Garage Proprietor
